Vietnam Combat Veterans Self Help Movement

The grief of soldiers: Vietnam combat veterans' self-help movement.
Chaim F Shatan
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, Nov 1973, 43(4), pp. 640-653.

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Contents of pdf file

1 Abstract	640
2 Intro	640
3 Rap groups	641
4 Post-combat syndromes	643
5 Delayed massive trauma	645
5.1 Guilt feelings
5.2 Feeling scapegoated
5.3 Rage
5.4 Combat brutalization
5.5 Alienation
5.6 Ability to love
6 Impacted grief	648
7 Back through the membrane of reality	648
8 Reintegration	648
9 Rehumanization	650
10 The role of the mental health professional	650